Pop it Ups

Nautical Hello Card

September 10, 2014

Card Front Straight

Created by Mary Dimercurio Prasad for Elizabeth Craft Designs

The new Peel-Offs include nautical themed designs. I decided to step a little outside my box and create something different, at least for me anyway since it’s not a theme I frequent.

Making the Card

1. From the Nautical paper pack: cut a piece of red cardstock 10×7 inches. Fold in half to create a card base. Cut a piece of cream cardstock to 9 1/2 x 7 inches; fold in half. Using Lorna Label Pop Up main die, center and die cut along fold.

2. Cut piece of cream cardstock 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches. Cut piece of blue/cream striped cardstock
6 1/2 x 2 inches; adhere to bottom of cream cardstock. From Basic Black Shimmer Sheetz, cut a thin strip 6 1/2 inches; adhere over seam as shown.

3. Stamp compass rose on graph paper from Far and Away paper pad using Black Soot Distress Ink. Tear it out in a square. Using the blending tool, add Antique Linen Distress Ink around edges. Crumple.

4. Using main die from the Lorna Label Pop Up, die cut label from red cardstock and trim down to just the label. Find the US map in the Far and Away paper pad. Using banner die, cut flags of varying lengths as desired. Arrange and adhere to red label as shown; trim from back with scissors following label contour. Adhere a piece of cheesecloth from behind as shown.

Inside Straight

5. Adhere Peel-Offs shown on card to watercolor paper and paint with watercolors. Fussy cut around each – cut “rope” off life preserver. Using your fingers, gently shape by rounding edges down for all but the life preserver.

Shells

6. Braid a length of blue/white twine to about 9 or 10 inches. Use half to tie a nautical knot. Die cut a banner from Lorna Label Pop Up set from cream cardstock; set a red eyelet at each end of banner and thread ends of twine as shown, adhering and trimming ends behind banner.

Card Front Angle

7. Arrange and adhere pieces to front of card as shown, using dimensional tape for label, shells and banner.

8. From blue cardstock, die cut label from Lorna Label Pop Up and emboss with stitching; sand lightly to show stitches. Adhere to center of pop up.

Inside Angle

9. Cut 6 copies of Hello word from black cardstock. Glue each layer on top of the other to create a thick stack. Add Glossy Accents to top layer. Set aside to dry. Cut talk bubble from cream cardstock. Adhere Hello to talk bubble.

10. Using the other half of the braided twine, glue behind handles of life preserver.

11. Color some of the transparent Glitter Dots in matching blue with alcohol marker (optional). Adhere to pop up as shown.

12. Adhere pop up to inside of card. Adhere everything to pop up as shown using dimensional tape.

Crab

Supplies

Elizabeth Craft Designs

Other Supplies

  • Watercolors
  • Nautical Paper Pad (Craft Smith)
  • Black Cardstock
  • Glossy Accents
  • Twine, Blue/White
  • Red Eyelets
  • Cheesecloth
  • Far and Away Teresa Collins 6×6, Map Paper
  • Stamp, Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Air Travel CMS 102, Compass Rose
  • Blending Tool
  • Distress Ink: Black Soot, Antique Linen
  • Blue Alcohol Marker
  • Dimensional Tape

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  • Tai (at Craft Smith) October 26, 2014 at 4:02 pm

    Love this card – that knot detail is to die for. Thanks for using our paper!

  • Christina Doré September 13, 2014 at 2:01 am

    Wow – I love this card. The colours, details and design all work so well together!

  • Debra Hensley September 12, 2014 at 10:48 am

    Great card Mary! I love the way you colored the shells and crab. So much detail!

  • Marge Burns September 12, 2014 at 9:20 am

    Nice card

  • Frances Byrne September 11, 2014 at 1:52 am

    Such a fun nautical card, love it!

  • Joset van de Burgt September 10, 2014 at 11:38 am

    Mary you stepped outside your box and you did great! 🙂 Really love this card and the details are gorgeous! Another card on my list to make!

  • Candy Spiegel September 10, 2014 at 10:05 am

    I love this!

  • Edwards Design September 10, 2014 at 9:17 am

    What a super fun card, Mary! I truly love everything about it!

  • Raquel Mason September 10, 2014 at 8:30 am

    What nice details you’ve added to your card Mary – I just love how you braided the knot through the banner and added eyelets.

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